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GOP Presidential Candidates Debate National Security

The leading GOP presidential candidates will convene at 8pm EST at the Daughters of the Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, tonight for a debate on national security.

by anthony.derosa 11/22/2011 6:54:40 PM
The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute released this behind-the-scenes video featuring interviews with moderator Wolf Blitzer, CNN Washington bureau chief Sam Feist, and Heritage Foundation president Edwin J. Feulner.

by Reuters Politics 11/22/2011 8:47:17 PM
This video, posted by organizers of tonight's debate, pairs pictures of hostile world leaders and weaponry with audio of experts outlining potential threats to the U.S. It ends by asking, "Which presidential candidate will protect America?"

by Reuters Politics 11/22/2011 9:10:30 PM
In this AEI debate video briefing, Gary Schmitt talks about the risks of a rising China.

by Reuters Politics 11/22/2011 9:24:02 PM
AEI's Michael Rubin says the question he would most like to ask the candidates about the Arab Spring "mess" is: Where would you like to see the Arab regimes two years from now, and what's your strategy to get there?

by Reuters Politics 11/22/2011 9:29:00 PM
Sir Jason Diaz on our Facebook page : wants the debate moderators to ask candidates about the BRIC nations. "their thoughts on an ever strengthening of Brazil? And if they think a strong Brazil is good for the US and the world?"

by anthony.derosa 11/22/2011 9:42:59 PM
Ahead of tonight's debate, the Obama reelection campaign has released a memo outlining Romney's (and only Romney's!) stances on various national security issues, asking, "Which of Gov. Mitt Romney's positions will he adamantly deny tonight?" You can read it here (note: it's a PDF).

by Reuters Politics 11/22/2011 9:50:17 PM
"Europe's deficit isn't measured in euros, it's measured in babies," says AEI's Nicholas Eberstadt. "When you're at serious sub-replacement fertility, all of your pay-as-you-go programs don't." Given the aging populations of our European and Asian allies, Eberstadt says he would like to ask the candidates: "What sorts of extra allies do you think we should have in the world in the years ahead? What sort of countries would you look for to be part of our alliance system?"

by Reuters Politics 11/22/2011 10:03:15 PM
Some results from our latest Reuters/Ipsos poll finds more than one-third of Americans say "Super Committee" failure makes them view Obama less favorably

by Stephanie Ditta 11/22/2011 10:09:11 PM
More than one-third of Americans feel the best approach to reducing the budget deficit is a mix of cuts and taxes

by Stephanie Ditta 11/22/2011 10:10:01 PM
35% of Americans feel a decline in the U.S. economy is the most critical issue stemming from the failure of the super committee

by Stephanie Ditta 11/22/2011 10:10:44 PM
The five things to watch for tonight, by Reuters' John Whitesides. Read it here.

by Reuters Politics 11/22/2011 10:11:14 PM
We'll have a story wrapping of the results of our poll shortly

by Stephanie Ditta 11/22/2011 10:11:44 PM
Americans blamed the failure of Washington's debt "super committee" on Republican and Democratic lawmakers and President Barack Obama, although more than a third said it lowered their opinion of the president, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll results on Tuesday. Full Story

by Stephanie Ditta 11/22/2011 10:21:11 PM
Great question from Sue Smith on our Facebook page: Why isn't congress subject to the same "insider trading" rules as wall street?

by anthony.derosa 11/22/2011 10:36:32 PM
Joanne Allen will be joining us tonight to provide commentary and analysis of the debate, here's her recent post about Romney's first ad squarely aimed at President Barack Obama:

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s first television commercial attacking Barack Obama’s record hits the airwaves in New Hampshire on Tuesday — just in time to welcome the president on a visit to the early primary state.

A discussion of jobs was on the agenda for Obama’s quick trip to a high school in Manchester. But Romney didn’t wait for the president’s arrival.

Read more

by anthony.derosa 11/23/2011 12:30:31 AM
Newt Gingrich could have the most to lose in Tuesday's showdown. A CNN/Opinion Research poll on Monday showed Gingrich with a 4-point national edge over Mitt Romney.

by Stephanie Ditta 11/23/2011 12:30:50 AM
Tonight's debate, co-sponsored by the Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute, is the first presidential debate in Washington since a 1960 face-off between Democrat John Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon that helped launch Kennedy's run to the White House.

by Stephanie Ditta 11/23/2011 12:32:32 AM
According to CNN, 67% of Republican voters say they could still change their mind

by Stephanie Ditta 11/23/2011 12:35:06 AM
Gingrich is the new trendy leader in the polls, but we've seen that position shift many times in this early part of the campaign. Perry, Cain and Romney have enjoyed a brief moment at the top. Bachmann and Ron Paul have won their share of straw polls. This field is still fairly wide open.

by anthony.derosa 11/23/2011 12:40:03 AM
I'm honored that @michelebachmann was on our show yesterday and I'm so sorry about the intro mess. I really hope she comes back.

by jimmyfallon via twitter 11/23/2011 12:43:55 AM
Jimmy Fallon is referring to his band "The Roots" playing a song that mocked Michelle Bachmann as she made her way to join Fallon for an interview. For more on the incident, check out Grace Kiser's post at our Political Theater

by anthony.derosa edited by Stephanie Ditta 11/23/2011 12:46:48 AM
As we gear up for the debate one question is will it be gaffe patrol again, or will some kind of substantive policy statements come out of it. It's on foreign policy, and the Super Committee is on minds in Washington, but a big part of the failure of the committee is cutting of the defense budget.

by patricia.zengerle 11/23/2011 12:47:43 AM
Wide open race indeed, with the Iowa caucus just 6 weeks away

by Stephanie Ditta 11/23/2011 12:48:24 AM
Fun fact: Construction of DAR Constitution Hall began in 1928, and until the 1950s it had a glass ceiling providing "a view of the stars."

by Reuters Politics 11/23/2011 12:49:53 AM
by natalie.armstrong 11/23/2011 12:51:25 AM
Many, many Washington-area high schools hold their graduations at DAR Constitution Hall, so many of those in the audience tonight, or covering the debate, have marched across the stage there or, like me, seen their children do it.

by patricia.zengerle 11/23/2011 12:55:32 AM
The American Enterprise Institute has prepared a thoughtful set of pre-debate video briefings, several of which are below, outlining questions they'd like to see the candidates get asked. You can also view them here.

by Reuters Politics 11/23/2011 12:56:00 AM
Some key questions likely to come up tonight: Should America go ahead with $1 trillion dollars in defense cuts?

by Stephanie Ditta 11/23/2011 12:58:06 AM
DAR Hall is also where the celebrated opera singer Marian Anderson was denied the right to sing in 1939 because she was black.
After the Daughters of the American Revolution changed their policy, she sang there six times.

by patricia.zengerle 11/23/2011 12:59:06 AM
You can suggest questions for the moderators to ask here or on twitter with #CNNDebate.

by Reuters Politics 11/23/2011 12:59:16 AM
What does Romney need to do to break out?

by Stephanie Ditta 11/23/2011 12:59:35 AM
Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the DAR over the slight to Anderson. FDR's administration also arranged for her to give a concert at the Lincoln memorial that was broadcast, on Easter, across the United States.

by patricia.zengerle 11/23/2011 1:00:51 AM
Pretty dramatic video opening debate

by joanne allen 11/23/2011 1:01:45 AM
CNN called tonight: "The first step toward building a legacy," in its video opening. Hmmm....

by patricia.zengerle 11/23/2011 1:03:18 AM
Those profile cards looked like something out of Mission Impossible

by anthony.derosa 11/23/2011 1:03:27 AM
Wolf Blitzer has a career as a WWE announcer if this CNN thing doesn't work out.

by anthony.derosa 11/23/2011 1:05:45 AM
If Jimmy Fallen did not know about the intro song for Ms. Bachman, then he is a bigger fool than I thought. It's like the Chinnese Anti-American song sung at the White House; however, I think those fools just did not know - they know not that they know not...

by Steve T 11/23/2011 1:08:32 AM
"I'm Wolf Blitzer, and yes that's my real name."

by patricia.zengerle 11/23/2011 1:09:43 AM
Ron Paul leaps in by denouncing "unnecessary wars" when he introduces himself.

by patricia.zengerle 11/23/2011 1:10:51 AM
FACTCHECK! Romney just said "Mitt" is his first name. His first name is Willard.

by patricia.zengerle 11/23/2011 1:11:15 AM
"I am businessman Herman Cain"

by anthony.derosa 11/23/2011 1:11:53 AM
"Happy Thanksgiving" greeting to those serving overseas in uniform -- from Bachmann on behalf of herself and fellow candidates

by joanne allen 11/23/2011 1:13:38 AM
First question comes from Ed Meese, of the Heritage Foundation, asking if we should continue to support the Patriot Act.

by anthony.derosa 11/23/2011 1:14:12 AM
Gingrich: All of us will be in danger for the rest of our lives. Would not change the Patriot Act

by Stephanie Ditta 11/23/2011 1:15:11 AM

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